Dental Treatment Under Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia.
Inhalation sedation utilizing nitrous oxide - oxygen has been a primary technique in the management of anxiety and dental fears. It is usually the technique of choice for paediatric dental conscious sedation, children with special needs and for adults. She can reduce the need for general anesthesia. Conscious sedation is a technique in which the use of a drug or drugs produces a state of depression of the central nervous system enabling treatment to be carried out, during which patients are able to respond purposefully to verbal commands or light tactile stimulation. But careful attention also needs to be given to selecting appropriate dental patients for sedation. The technique has an extremely high success rate coupled with a very low rate of adverse effects and complications. The indications, contra indication and operative protocol will be presented during this communication.